Common use of PBGC or TAA Eligible Individuals -- Effective Only for Periods of COBRA Coverage That Would End On Clause in Contracts

PBGC or TAA Eligible Individuals -- Effective Only for Periods of COBRA Coverage That Would End On. or After November 20, 2011. If, as of the qualifying event date of termination of employment, you have a nonforfeitable right to receive any pension benefits directly from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, your maximum COBRA coverage period will be extended until the earlier of your date of death or January 1, 2014 (or such later date as extended by law). The maximum COBRA coverage period for your covered surviving spouse or dependent children will be extended until the earlier of 24 months after your date of death, or January 1, 2014 (or such later date as extended by law). If you are an eligible individual under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program as of the date your COBRA coverage would otherwise end (see paragraph (k) below), your maximum COBRA coverage period will be extended until the earlier of the date you cease to be an eligible individual under the Trade Adjustment Program, or January 1, 2014 (or such later date as extended by law). You must notify the Plan Administrator in writing that you qualify as a PBGC or TAA eligible individual prior to the expiration of your initial 18-month COBRA period in accordance with paragraph (c) above.